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Graph Options Menu
Suspension Analyzer
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Figure 3.6 Graph Options Menu
The Graph Menu is shown in Figure 3.6. Graphs can
be made of various Suspension characteristics as the
suspension goes through various amounts and
combinations of Dive, Roll and/or Steer. This menu
lets you select what characteristics (data) to graph and
the motion for the suspension to go through.
Click on the Graph menu command at the Main Screen
to be presented with the Graph Options Menu shown in
Figure 3.6. The inputs in this menu are described
below.
Output
The Output section specs lets you select the type of
data you want calculated, and for what side of the
vehicle.
Graph Type
In this current version, there are only 2 types of
graphs:
1. Pick Individual Items.
2. Roll Center Motion
If you selected the Pick Individual Items report type,
click on the Data Types in the top, right section to
select (or 'deselect' if it has already been selected) that
Data Type for reporting. Data will be graphed for
only the first Data Type you have selected.
The Roll Center Motion graph is different than the
others in that it graphs the 2 Data Types of Roll
Center Height and Roll Center Left/Right versus each
other. It is basically a picture of where the Roll
Center is for various amounts of Dive, Roll and Steer.
See Figure 3.7.
Figure 3.7 Roll Center Motion Graph
This suspension shows much less
Left/Right Roll Center Movement.
Roll Center Movement for
+3 to -3 inches of Dive.
0 on vertical Y axis is the car’s centerline
Side
0 on horizontal X axis is ground level
Click on the down arrow button to select the side of the suspension for data to be calculated, Left, Right or Left and Right both.
Settings
In the Settings section, select the Primary Suspension Motion to be applied using the top 4 specs. Then enter the range of
motion and increment size. This motion will appear on bottom, horizontal X axis on the graph. Note that the larger the range
and smaller the Increment size, the longer it will take to construct the graph, and the more detail in the graph.
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